Mouth-organ



E. LAMPRECHT.

MOUTH ORGAN.

APPLICATION. FILED MAR. 14. 1919.

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UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICEO EMIL LAMPRECHT, OF PHILADELPHIA,PENNSYLVANIA.

MOUTH-ORGAN.

Application filed. March 14, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMIL LAMPREOHT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMouth-Organs, of which the following is a specification.

One object of my invention is to provide improved means for securingreeds in mouth organs so that the reeds will not get loose and so thatthey will produce better tones than has heretofore been produced inmouth organs.

Another object of my invention is to use reeds which will not requiregrinding or milling and which can be quickly, firmly and easily attachedto reed plates without the requirement of rivets.

These objects, and other advantageous ends which will be describedhereinafter, I attain in the following manner, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is an enlarged view of aportion of a mouth organ reed plate having reeds secured thereto inaccordance with my invention,

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of my improved reeds.

Referring to the drawings, 4 represents a reed plate which has a numberof slots 5 cut therein over which the reeds 6 are mounted. The reeds 6are made of flat strips of metal of even thickness and have hooks orflanges 7 formed at one end thereof. These reeds can be made from flatstrips of metal of equal thickness and the flanges or hooks 7 can bebent so as to extend at an angle to the surfaces 8 of the reeds. Thereeds 6 are of greater length than the respective slots 5 so that aportion of the reeds adjacent the hooks 7 rest upon the top surface 9 ofthe reed plate 4, and the remaining portions of the reeds are adapted tovibrate within the slots 5. The reed plate 4 has lip portions bent orstruck up therefrom in alinement with the respective slots 5. These lipportions 10 are bent in the form of arches 1O around the respectivehooks 7 of the reeds 6 and so that the end surfaces 11 of the lipportions engage the surfaces 8 of the reeds directly adjacent the hooks7. These arches 10 are pressed Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 11, 1920.

Serial No. 282,609.

downwardly so that the end surfaces 11 press against the surfaces 8 ofthe reeds and firmly hold them against the upper surface 9 of the reedplate 4 and so that the surfaces 12 of the arches are in alinement withthe end surfaces 13 of the slots 5. In this manner the hooks 7 areclamped within the arches 10 and the portions of the reeds adj acent thehooks are firmly held between the end surfaces 11 of the arches and theupper surface 9 of the reed plate. At the same time the surfaces 12 ofthe arches 10 are directly in line with the-end surfaces 13 of the slots5 and the portions of the reeds not held by the arches 10 are free tovibrate within the slots 5.

By making the reeds 6 of uniform thickness and uniform width they can becut from continuous strips of metal and require no milling or grindingto secure the proper tone since the tone of the different reeds can bechanged by varying their lengths. At the same time, I can securelyconnect the reeds to the reed plate by the construction above describedand they will not become loose. Thus I am enabled to quickly and easilymake a mouth organ in which the reeds will be securely held to the reedplate and the reeds can be quickly made by cutting them from lengths ofmetal which is of equal thickness and uniform width.

l/Vhile I have described my invention as taking a particular form, itwill be understood that the various parts of my invention may be changedwithout departing from the spirit thereof, and hence I do not limitmyself to the precise construction set forth, but consider that I am atliberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly come within thescope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. The combination of a reed plate having aslot therein; and a reed positioned over said slot and having a portionin engagernent with said. reed plate, said reed plate having a lipstruck therefrom and bent in the form of an arch around the end of saidportion of the reed which is in engage ment with said reed plate, theend surface of said lip being pressed against the surface of said reedwhich is oppositely disposed to the surface of said reed that is inengagement with the reed plate; substantially as described.

2. The combination of a reed plate hav ing a slot therein; and a reedpositioned over Said slot and having a portion in engagement with saidreed plate, said portion of the reed having a hook thereon, said reedplate having a lip struck therefrom and bent in the form of an archaround said hook; substantially as described.

3. The combination of a reed plate having a slot therein; and a reedpositioned over said slot and having a portion in engagement with saidreed plate, said portion of the reed having a hook thereon, said reedplate having a lip struck therefrom and bent in the form of an archaround said hook, said lip having its end surface pressing against thesurface of said reed portion which is oppositely disposed to the surfaceof said reed portion that in engagement with the reed plate;substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

- EMIL LAMPRECHT.

\Vitnesses CHAs. E. Porrs, MARY A. INGLAR.

